Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost' PP13,859
False Forget-Me-Not, Siberian Bugloss
USDA Hardiness Zone 3-8
Perennial Plant of the Year 2012 The luminous quality of the foliage is ideal for a shady garden. The plants have large, frosty silver leaves with dark green veins. A cluster of tiny sky-blue flowers appear in early spring. This clump-forming, hardy plant is appreciated mostly for its attractive foliage.
Height
12-15 Inches
Spread
12-15 Inches
Color
Blue/Purple
Bloom Time
May-June
Homeowner Growing and Maintenance Tips
This variety is very heat and drought tolerant. Cut back faded foliage mid-season to promote new growth.
When to Divide
fall
Good Companions
Bugbane (Cimicifuga ramosa), Old Fashioned Bleeding Heart (Dicentra spectabilis), Plantain Lily (Hosta ), Spotted Dead Nettle (Lamium maculatum), Bugleweed (Groundcover- Ajuga reptans), Woodland Phlox (Phlox divaricata), Bleeding Heart-Fern Leaved (Dicentra ), Hellebore (Helleborus Winter Thrillers)Characteristics & Attributes
Attributes & Uses
| • | Containers |
| • | Ground Cover |
| • | Cut Flowers |
Exposure
| • | Shade |
| • | Partial Shade |
Foliage Color
| • | Gray-Green |
Season of Interest (Flowering)
| • | Spring |
Season of Interest (Foliage)
| • | Spring |
| • | Summer |
| • | Fall |
Soil Moisture Preference
| • | Moist |
| • | Organic |
